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      Sophia Hall

      This is a real dream for a girl from a small Ohio city — to work for the greatest news station in the country, WCBS — but it was a little journey for me to get here.

      After graduating from Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, and Columbia College in Chicago, I started my career in Meridian, Mississippi. I was a reporter and anchor at a combination radio/tv station, but I soon learned that newsradio was my true love.

      I ventured closer to home, to WPIC in Sharon, Pennsylvania, where I spent over three years. WTAM in Cleveland, Ohio was next, and now this great job as the Long Island reporter for WCBS 880.

      In case you can’t tell, I love what I do.

      In my free time I like to talk to my family and friends, catch a great movie, or spend long, relaxed afternoons curled up with fashion magazines and a cup of tea.

      I live in Suffolk County Long Island with my husband and adopted rescue cat named Golden Girl and I love working at WCBS! I enjoy meeting new people everyday and bringing the news to people across the tri-state area.

      Just the Facts about Sophia Hall:

      First joined 880: December 2, 2001

      First Story: At the 21 Club, a group of New Yorkers who won the Lottery

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      My dream interviews that will never happen: Princess Diana and Mother Teresa.

      Role Model: My mother and anyone who gives of themselves without wanting anything in return

      Hometown: Youngstown, OH

      Hobbies: I love working with children at the Cancer Center for Kids at NYU Winthrop Hospital, and with any animal shelter.

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      Favorite Sports Team: Cleveland Indians and NY Yankees

      Favorite Destination: Mackinac Island, in Michigan

      Favorite Actors: Richard Dean Anderson of the ‘MacGyver’ fame, Teri Hatcher, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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